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Grammy Award for Best Rock Album

Honor presented to recording artists for quality rock albums From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grammy Award for Best Rock Album

The Grammy Award for Best Rock Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality albums in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by The Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

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Foo Fighters (pictured in 2017) have won the award more than any other artist or group. They have been nominated for the award a record eight times and won the award a record five times.
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Grammy Award for Best Rock Album
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Hackney Diamonds by the Rolling Stones is the most recent recipient.
Awarded forQuality albums in the rock music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Recording Academy
First award1995
Currently held byThe Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds (2025)
Websitewww.grammy.com
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The award for Best Rock Album was first presented to the band the Rolling Stones in 1995, and the name of the category has remained unchanged since then. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "vocal or instrumental rock, hard rock or metal albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material".[3]

The award goes to the artist, producer and engineer/mixer, provided they were responsible for more than 50 percent of playing time on the album. The lead performing artist is the only one who receives an official nomination. Producers and/or engineers/mixers who are responsible for less than 50 percent, as well as the mastering engineer, can apply for a Winners Certificate.[4] Before 2001, only the performing artist received an award.

The band Foo Fighters currently holds the records for both wins and nominations in this award, with five wins and eight nominations overall. Foo Fighters are also the only three-time, four-time, and five-time winners of the award. In the 2000s, the group famously won the award twice in the span of four years, with their albums There is Nothing Left to Lose in 2001 and One by One in 2004.

Two-time winners include Sheryl Crow, Green Day, U2, Cage the Elephant, and Muse. Neil Young holds the record for most nominations without a win, with seven. To date, only three women, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette and Hayley Williams of Paramore have won the award.

Recipients

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Four performing on a stage.
Inagurual recipient the Rolling Stones.
A woman in a black vest singing and playing an electric guitar.
Alanis Morissette was the first woman to win the award.
A woman in a black vest and jeans holding a microphone on a stage.
Two-time award winner Sheryl Crow.
A man wearing a green shirt and hat, looking down and playing a guitar.
Carlos Santana of the 2000 award-winning band Santana.
Four men performing on a stage in front of a crowd; two are standing at the front of the stage holding guitars, one in the center is holding a microphone, and one is sitting behind a drum set.
Two-time award-winning band U2, performing during the Joshua Tree Tour 2017.
A man in dark clothing standing on a stage while holding a guitar in front of a crowd. Behind him is a man with his arm raised, holding a drum stick and sitting behind a drum set.
2003 award winner Bruce Springsteen, performing in 2008.
Four men performing on a stage.
2009 winners Coldplay.
Three men performing on a stage to a crowd of people.
Two-time award-winning band Muse.
A man performing with a guitar.
2015 winner Beck.
Four men performing on a stage to a crowd of people.
Two-time award-winning band Cage the Elephant.
A woman and three men on a stage performing.
2024 winner Paramore, the first female-fronted band to win the award.
More information Year[I], Winners ...
Year[I] Winners Work Nominees Ref.
1995 The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge [5]
1996 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill [6]
1997 Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow [7]
1998 John Fogerty Blue Moon Swamp [8]
1999 Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions [9]
2000 Santana Supernatural [10]
2001 Foo Fighters
  • Adam Kasper & Foo Fighters (producers)
  • Adam K asper (engineer/mixer)
 There Is Nothing Left to Lose [11]
2002 U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind [12]
2003 Bruce Springsteen The Rising [13]
2004 Foo Fighters One by One [14]
2005 Green Day American Idiot [15]
2006 U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb [16]
2007 Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium [17]
2008 Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace [18]
2009 Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends [19]
2010 Green Day 21st Century Breakdown [20]
2011 Muse The Resistance [21]
2012 Foo Fighters Wasting Light [22]
2013 The Black Keys El Camino [23]
2014 Led Zeppelin Celebration Day [24]
2015 Beck Morning Phase [25]
2016 Muse Drones [26]
2017 Cage the Elephant Tell Me I'm Pretty [27]
2018 The War on Drugs A Deeper Understanding [28]
2019 Greta Van Fleet
  • Herschel Boone, Al Sutton & Marlon Young (producers)
  • Al Sutton (engineer/mixer)
 From the Fires [29]
2020 Cage the Elephant Social Cues [30]
2021 The Strokes The New Abnormal [31]
2022 Foo Fighters Medicine at Midnight [32]
2023 Ozzy Osbourne Patient Number 9 [33]
2024 Paramore This Is Why [34]
2025 The Rolling Stones
  • producers, engineers and mixers tbd
 Hackney Diamonds [35]
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

Artists with multiple nominations

References

External links

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